Physical fitness hand grip for dynamic resistance exercises

Abstract

A fitness tool is described. The tool includes a grip component and a handle component. The handle component includes sensors and the grip component includes an electronics unit. The electronics unit includes a fitness application. The fitness application receives a signal from a button located on the grip component to signal that the user is performing an exercise. The fitness application also receives a measurement of force applied to the handle component from the sensors. The fitness application processes the signal and the measurement of force and then transmits the signal, the measurement of force, and other exercise metrics to a computing device. The user interacts with another application on the computing device to view, track, and modify these exercise metrics.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A fitness tool comprising:
 a grip component comprising:
 a planar portion having a first side disposed opposite a second side; 
 the first side of the planar portion comprising:
 a display; and 
 a first attachment component configured to receive and affix a first attachment thereto; 
 
 a first component affixed to a first location on the first side of the planar portion and extending away from the first side of the planar portion; 
 a second component affixed to a second location on the first side of the planar portion and extending away from the first side of the planar portion, wherein the first location is disposed opposite the second location; 
 one or more buttons located on the planar portion and/or a handle component; and 
 an electronics unit; and 
 
 the handle component comprising one or more sensors, the handle component being disposed between the first component and the second component and being perpendicular to the first side of the planar portion of the grip component; 
 wherein the second side of the planar portion comprises a second attachment component configured to receive and affix a second attachment thereto; 
 wherein the second attachment is selected from the group consisting of: another grip, a weight, and a dumbbell. 
 
     
     
       2. The fitness tool of  claim 1 , wherein the first attachment comprises a smartphone. 
     
     
       3. The fitness tool of  claim 1 , wherein the planar portion of the grip component further comprises a receiving portion configured to receive a protruding portion of a second attachment therein, and wherein the second attachment further comprises a display. 
     
     
       4. The fitness tool of  claim 1 , wherein when a user executes a first button of the one or more buttons, a signal is transmitted to the electronics unit to count a number of repetitions. 
     
     
       5. The fitness tool of  claim 1 , wherein when a user executes a second button of the one or more buttons, a signal is transmitted to the electronics unit to progress to a next exercise. 
     
     
       6. The fitness tool of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured to:
 measure a force applied to the handle component; and 
 transmit the measurement of the force to the electronics unit. 
 
     
     
       7. The fitness tool of  claim 1 , wherein the electronics unit comprises:
 a processor; 
 a memory; and 
 a fitness application. 
 
     
     
       8. The fitness tool of  claim 7 , wherein the fitness application is configured to:
 process and maintain data associated with exercise metrics of a user; and 
 transmit the data associated with the exercise metric of the user to a computing device via WiFi, Bluetooth, or Bluetooth Low Energy. 
 
     
     
       9. A method of using the fitness tool of  claim 1  to process and maintain data associated with exercise metrics of a user, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a fitness application of the electronics unit, a signal from the one or more buttons to signal that the user is performing an exercise; 
 receiving, by the fitness application, a measurement of force applied to the handle component from the one or more sensors; 
 processing, by the fitness application, the signal and the measurement of force; and 
 transmitting, by the fitness application, the signal, the measurement of force, and other exercise metrics to a computing device. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the computing device comprises:
 a processor; 
 a memory coupled to the processor; 
 a graphical user interface (GUI); and 
 the fitness application. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10 , wherein a user is configured to interact with the fitness application via the GUI to create a user profile, select a workout category, select a workout within the workout category, view details of the workout, modify a parameter within the selected workout, select an activity type for the workout, select a muscle group for the workout, select a difficulty level associated with the workout, view a workout history, view graphical depictions of the workout history, filter the workout history by date, filter the workout history by weight balance, and/or modify a grouping of workouts into a daily sequence unique to the user. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the workouts are divided based on category, degree of difficulty, muscle group focus, and/or duration. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the parameter is selected from the group consisting of: a warm-up stretch, a cool-down stretch, an alternative exercise, a countdown timer, and a choice of movement. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 13 , wherein the choice of movement is selected from the group consisting of: sitting, standing, hiking, jogging, and running. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the details of the workout are selected from the group consisting of: an exercise name, an exercise order, a number of repetitions, a rest time, a number of sets, a circuit identifier, an estimated time for completion of each interval, a video demonstrating how to perform a repetition, a textual explanation of how to perform the repetition, and a graphical explanation of how to perform the repetition. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the muscle group is selected from the group consisting of: chest, triceps, upper back, lower back, biceps, forearms, shoulders, traps, abs, obliques, quads, hamstrings, hips, and glutes. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the activity type is selected from the group consisting of: body weight resistance, self-resistance, strap resistance, dumbbell, band resistance, boxing, heavy jump rope, warm-up stretch, warm-up jogging drills, and cool-down stretch. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the fitness application transmits the signal, the measurement of force, and the either exercise metrics to the computing device via WiFi, Bluetooth, or Bluetooth Low Energy. 
     
     
       19. A fitness tool comprising:
 a grip component comprising:
 a planar portion having a first side disposed opposite a second side; 
 the first side of the planar portion comprising:
 a display; and 
 a first attachment component configured to receive and affix a first attachment thereto; 
 
 a first component affixed to a first location on the first side of the planar portion and extending away from the first side of the planar portion; 
 a second component affixed to a second location on the first side of the planar portion and extending away from the first side of the planar portion, wherein the first location is disposed opposite the second location; 
 one or more buttons located on the planar portion and/or a handle component; and 
 an electronics unit; and 
 
 the handle component comprising one or more sensors, the handle component being disposed between the first component and the second component and being perpendicular to the first side of the planar portion of the grip component; 
 wherein the first attachment comprises a smartphone. 
 
     
     
       20. A fitness tool comprising:
 a grip component comprising:
 a planar portion having a first side disposed opposite a second side; 
 the first side of the planar portion comprising:
 a display; and 
 a first attachment component configured to receive and affix a first attachment thereto; 
 
 a first component affixed to a first location on the first side of the planar portion and extending away from the first side of the planar portion; 
 a second component affixed to a second location on the first side of the planar portion and extending away from the first side of the planar portion, wherein the first location is disposed opposite the second location; 
 one or more buttons located on the planar portion and/or a handle component; and 
 an electronics unit; and 
 
 the handle component comprising one or more sensors, the handle component being disposed between the first component and the second component and being perpendicular to the first side of the planar portion of the grip component; 
 wherein the planar portion of the grip component further comprises a receiving portion configured to receive a protruding portion of a second attachment therein, and wherein the second attachment further comprises a display.